Mr. Johnson brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry to Sucampo. He has held executive management roles at leading global corporations, including Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly & Company, ImClone and Pfizer, Inc. He recently served as a member of the board of directors of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and as a member of the Health Section Governing Board of Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO). He also served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Dendreon Corporation and as chief executive officer and Board member of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to these roles, Mr. Johnson served as president of Eli Lilly & Company's Oncology Unit following its 2008 acquisition of Imclone Systems, Inc., where he served as chief executive officer and Board member. Before joining Imclone, he held various executive roles of increasing responsibility, including Company Group Chairman of Biopharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson, where he was responsible for the Johnson & Johnson Biotechnology, Immunology and Oncology commercial businesses. Earlier in his career, Mr. Johnson held multiple executive positions at Parkstone Medical Information Systems, Inc., Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corp. and Pfizer, Inc. Mr. Johnson served as the chairman of Tranzyme Pharma, Inc. and as a member of the board of BioNJ. Mr. Johnson currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Histogenics and Portola Pharmaceuticals.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Johnson and any other persons pursuant to which Mr. Johnson was selected as a director. There are no transactions, or proposed transactions, during the last two years with the registrant to which Mr. Johnson was or is to be a party, in which Mr. Johnson, or any member of his immediate family, has a direct or indirect material interest that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no familial relationship between Mr. Johnson and any other director or executive officer of the Company.